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Keeping our users secure — As you may have read, there's been a recent uptick in large-scale security attacks aimed at U.S. technology and media companies. Within the last two weeks, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have chronicled breaches of their systems …

Path and the FTC — Today the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it reached a settlement pending court approval with Path regarding alleged violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protections Act (COPPA). The gist of the FTC's complaint is this: early in Path's history …

The Best Parenting App Is Against The Law — Outdated rules and overzealous regulators mean kids can't use Path. Stop COPPA! — Via: path.com — The Federal Trade Commission levied a $800,000 fine on the social networking service Path Friday morning for having, among other things …

Google shares hit all-time high — The company's stock, which rose to $775.32 today, contrasts with the stock performance of rival Apple. — It's not a bad day to be Google. — The search giant's shares soared to an all-time high today amid hopes it will soon resolve its European antitrust issues.

Secondary Market Stupidity — I have heard of short term memory, but this boarders on amnesia. Were the buyers in this latest secondary transaction (Twitter at $10B) asleep during the Facebook IPO? Did they miss the part where lots of well intentioned “investors” bought Facebook shares at $80B …

Chrome, IE, Silk pry open mobile-browsing market — Newer arrivals on smartphones and tablets have only a small part of the market, but that could be a foot in the door. — New mobile browsers including Google's Chrome, Microsoft's IE, and Amazon's Silk are gaining a foothold …

Sources: Ziff Davis is close to buying IGN — It's no secret that News Corp. has been trying to sell gaming portal IGN for some time. It even floated an aspirational price to the Wall Street Journal: $100 million. — We've heard all sorts of rumors about who the buyer could be since that article …